What are the Countries of Australia and Oceania?

This quiz covers the main countries and territories of Australia and Oceania: Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

• Australia formed on 1 January 1901, when six British colonies federated.
• New Zealand became a dominion in 1907 and gradually gained full independence.
• Fiji became independent from Britain in 1970.
• Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975.
• The Solomon Islands followed in 1978.
• Vanuatu became independent in 1980, after almost 75 years as the Anglo-French New Hebrides.
• New Caledonia is still French; its voters rejected independence in 2018, 2020 and 2021.